Fixed term for 36 months, subject to signed contract being received from the European Commission

You will carry out research and participate in the activities of the WALL Marie Curie Initial Training Network, investigating domain wall motion in spintronics devices.

WALL is a new 7th Framework Marie Curie Initial Training Network, involving four Universities, one research institute and three industrial companies across Europe. Its scientific objective is to improve our conceptual understanding of magnetic domain wall motion at the nanoscale and is needed for enabling the emergence of “Beyond C-MOS” nanoelectronic devices. Rapidly-progressing studies on spintronics rely on state of the art technologies of nanofabrication, electron and near-field microscopies, transport measurement under extreme conditions (low temperatures, magnetic field, radio-frequency irradiation) and theoretical calculations.

Further details of the network are available at http://www.itn-wall.eu.

An ESR position is a Marie Curie Fellowship for postgraduate research, and usually includes studies towards a doctoral degree (PhD). ESRs would normally be expected to be based outside the country of their nationality. The Initial Training Network provides an excellent opportunity for scientific and personal development, with regular training courses in both scientific and general transferable skills at different locations throughout Europe. There is also the chance to meet and discuss problems with leading scientists in the field (including several international visiting scientists).

You will have a Personal Career Development Plan, designed with the supervisor at the beginning of the fellowship, covering training needs (including complementary skills) and scientific objectives. You will be expected to have at least one secondment to one of the non-UK partners in WALL.

The research topics for the two posts at Leeds are as follows. The first is in the area of optimising the spin Hall effect (P3 at www.itn-wall.eu). The second is studying the spin-orbit torques in ferromagnet-normal metal bilayers (P4 at www.itn-wall.eu).

It is anticipated that the research performed will form all or part of your studies towards a postgraduate research degree (PhD) in physics. You will have an undergraduate degree (with a minimum 2.1 degree or above or equivalent) in Physics or a closely related discipline with experimental experience. You must be eligible to be appointed as an Early Stage Researcher in the UK. European and International applications are welcomed; however nationals or residents of the UK cannot apply due to funding restrictions.

For information on Marie Curie initial training networks, see: http://ec.europa.eu/mariecurieactions.

You will be offered a salary plus allowances in line with the Marie Curie Framework 7 requirements for Early Stage Researchers.

The ESR salary is fixed at €51,072 per year, plus allowances, which will be paid in Sterling using an appropriate conversion rate.

Informal enquiries may be made to Professor C H Marrows , tel +44 (0)113 343 3780, email c.h.marrows@leeds.ac.uk for P3 and Dr Thomas Moore, tel +44 (0)113 343 3896, email t.a.moore@leeds.ac.uk for P4.

Closing date: 20 February 2014

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